Joseph Olita, Thomas Baptiste, Leonard Trolley

The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.

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R, 101 min.

Directed by: Sharad Patel

Release Date: August 25, 1981

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  • April 1, 2007
    The dialogue was, at times, simply hilarious. Amin is depicted as a childish psychopath who, among other things, practices cannibalism and takes part in motor rallies. In other words, this movie is pure exploitation, and it certainly gets some extra shock value when you concider ...( read more)that it came out only two years after Amin was overthrown. Could have been slightly shorter, though.
  • October 8, 2009
    Looks like sleazy exploitation of the worst (best?) kind.
  • March 26, 2009
    Sure refreshing after watching 2 and a half hours of caligula.

    Entertaining not overblown with the gore. Sometimes the dialogue is a bit childish. But overall a good movie
  • December 29, 2008
    Stunningly violent and brutal film that comes off as a gory action film instead of a full documentary. I might consider it to be Men Behind the Sun Lite
  • December 7, 2008
    Graphic and in your face. You can see that the dictator Idi Amin was no joke. This movie was better than the Last King of Scotland to me. The actors are mostly unknowns and that always seems to make the movie better.
  • October 17, 2008
    If it came down to this or Barbet Schroeder's documentary...I'd pick this
  • June 24, 2007
    This movie is a movie that leaves a lasting impression, of just what a madman Amin really was. Olita does a memorable, if not comparable role to Amin. It shows what happens when a war monger takes command of a tiny 3rd world country- Uganda. You better like this film or else....

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